NGC 2196
| Galaxy NGC 2196 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Hare |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 06 h 12 m 09.6 s |
| declination | -21 ° 48 ′ 21 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | (R ':) SA (rs) from / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 10.9 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 11.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.8 ′ × 2.2 ′ |
| Position angle | 35 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.7 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.007742 ± 0.000020 |
| Radial velocity | 2321 ± 6 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(96 ± 7) · 10 6 ly (29.4 ± 2.1) Mpc |
| diameter | 90,000 ly |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | November 20, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2196 • PGC 18602 • ESO 556-004 • MCG -04-15-014 • IRAS 06100-2147 • 2MASX J06120963-2148212 • GC 1384 • H II 265 • h 3024 • HIPASS J0612-21 • LDCE 431 NED007 | |
NGC 2196 is a spiral galaxy with extensive star formation regions of the Hubble type Sa in the constellation Rabbit near the celestial equator . It is around 96 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 85,000 light years .
The object was discovered on November 20, 1784 by the astronomer William Herschel with a 48 cm telescope.